Litigation
: Point of Law"Redlining" and the subprime bubble, cont'd
By Walter Olson (index)
A failure of the free market? Not exactly (via Bader, emphasis added): Internal documents show that even late in the housing bubble, [federal-government-sponsored] Fannie Mae was drawn to risky loans by a variety of temptations, including the desire to increase...
Full post as published by Point of Law on August 20, 2008 (boomark / email).

From Redlining to Target Practice
H&R Block, subprime mortgage, Option One, racial discrimination
Groups Warn of Mortgage Lender Redlining
Washingtonpost.com" - Zip Code 'Redlining': A Sweeping View of Risk, By Kenneth R...
Housing Bubble? What Bubble?
Alan Greenspan denies all. He claims that "the U.S. bubble was close to median world experience and the evidence that monetary policy added to the bubble is statistically very fragile...
Oh My God, the CRA Didn't Cause the Housing Bubble
Now that the financial crisis has become a political issue, there has been a surge of commentary on the financial markets from political commentators...
Credit Card Redlining
A new study suggests that redlining occurs in the credit card industry
Reverse Redlining Predatory Lending Complaint
The Associated Press, via Law.com, reports here that a Texan has brought a reverse redlining predatory lending suit suit...
Goldman Sachs
Agrees $60 Million Subprime Settlement in Massachusetts









